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Issue 210

December 2019

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Happy Christmas, Bradwell - and all Best Wishes for 2020!

EVENTS

Fri 6: Xmas Concert by Tideswell Band. 7:30pm in St Barna-bas Church. Wed 11: Rebellion Knoll WI: Christmas Meal Tue 17: Historical Society Christmas Meal Tue 31: New Years Eve Party: Memorial Hall: 7:30pm to 12:15 am. Tickets £10. Accompanied children FREE. Full bar.

CHRISTMAS AT ST BARNABAS

Weds 4th Dec: 11am – Ladies’ Christian Fellowship Carol Service followed by lunch in church. Fri 6th Dec: Tideswell Brass Band Christmas Concert: 7.30 pm. A festival of carols & Christmas music. Tickets £5. Sat 7th Dec: CHRISTMAS FAYRE at the Memorial Hall 10-

11.30 am. Cakes, stalls, gift ideas and more! £1.50 entrance with Coffee & mince pie included. Sun 15th Dec: BRADWELL CAROL SERVICE at 3pm in church; traditional lessons and carols, accompanied by Bon Accord singers. Christmas Eve: Our family CRIB SERVICE at 6pm.

COMMUNITY ACTION PROJECT

Following the extremely successful CAP event, the Memorial Hall has decided to organise a “BRADDA LOTTO” (similar to that of the Sports Club’s - ‘100 Club’- which they used to run). We plan to raise income so we can develop the Hall in the ways requested at the CAP Event. A 5-year plan is being developed and the first two projects up for consideration are the purchase of new chairs, and the development of a Library in the hall, for community use. Other projects are in the melt-ing pot. In the next edition of Bradwell News you will be invit-ed to become a member of the “Bradda Lotto”, and have a chance to win 11 x monthly prizes of £60 and 1 (Christmas) prize of £600. The Lotto year will run from April 1st to March 31st and the Annual Membership fee is £25. Full rules and regulations of this Lotto will be on the application form which will be distributed next month.

NEW YEARS EVE FAMILY PARTY & DISCO

Please come and join us for this special family celebration of New Year. The event runs from 7.30pm to 12.15am and there will be a full bar. Admission is £10 and accompanied children are FREE. Tickets on sale from Bradwell Post Office

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POPPY RECYCLE

In response to questions from residents, Keith Brett has checked with the British Legion regarding recycling. The Der-byshire Administrator has confirmed that all poppy products are made from recyclable material and can be disposed of in the appropriate manner or used again next year.

15 MINUTE BREXIT

Anyone who didn’t go to this excellent production by the Cen-tenary Players missed a real treat. Presented in a way that only the Players know how, this was a highly amusing insight into our current national tragedy, based around a master of tragedy, “Will Shakespeare”. Now we know what the “Will” of the People is all about, and we also learned how it is most likely to end, with the entire cast in floods of tears as the cur-tain fell. Well done to everyone involved!

BUS MEETING

The meeting on 12th November, organised by the Parish Council to discuss options for bus operations in the village was attended by approximately 50 residents and a member of the County Council bus team. Many differing views were pre-sented and the majority vote was to reject the proposal, so Council will not be pursuing the project any further.

POPPY APPEAL

Once again, the village of BRADDA has stepped up to the mark! Thank you to all the generous folk of Bradwell for donating to this year’s Poppy Appeal with a magnificent total of £2963.70 being collected. I would particularly like to thank the ladies who organised and raised money with the Lampost Poppies around the village. Thank you once again to everybody for giving so generously to this wonderful charity, and who remember those men and women who gave so much and continue to keep our lives safe today. Keith Brett, Poppy Appeal organiser.

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PARISH COUNCIL NEWS

Bus turning project: A report on this project can be read on the front page of this edition. One view expressed at the meeting was that not enough documentation exists for the delays which have been experienced. Please could any residents who have had prob-lems with buses either not arriving or failing to pass through the village please make a note of the date and time of service and send the information to either the Bradwell News or to the Parish Clerk. Flooding: Following the recent flooding, council have approached the Environment Agency and requested a meeting to review the factors causing the problem. It is proving difficult to get hold of the right people due to the extreme flooding elsewhere which is demanding all their time. We will continue to press them for a meeting and will keep everyone updated. This incident has highlighted the value of our flood wardens. If anyone would like to become a warden and help out please contact the par-ish clerk (623485) or parishclerk@bradda.org

Parish Council Vacancies: Peter Wallis has resigned from Council, which means we now have three vacancies. We thank Peter for his contribution and wish him well for the future. If you are interested in joining council please contact the Council Chair Cllr Downing at cllrdowning@bradda.org or the Parish Clerk at pari-shclerk@bradda.org. This is a great opportunity to join a pro-active council and we encourage residents to consider joining. Waste management contract: Council have been advised by District Councillor Furness that Derbyshire Dales District Council have received five bids for the waste management contract which services Bradwell. DDDC are currently reviewing the bids. S137 Grant Fund: Council has awarded a grant of £680 to the Centenary Play-ers for the purchase of specialist and more up to date lighting equipment. Council Precept 2020/21: Council has begun considering budgets for the coming finan-cial year. A decision on the precept will be taken at the Janu-ary parish council meeting

Car parking: There are two spaces available to rent at Softwater Lane Car Park. The cost is £25 pcm or £300 annual. If you are interest-ed please contact the parish clerk

Public Participation: Residents continue to attend council meetings to raise matters of concern directly with Council. We welcome members of the public at both the main council and all committee meetings. Council meetings are generally held at 7:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of most months in the Methodist Lounge on Town-gate. See the parish notice boards (on the side of the Memori-al Hall and in the Peace Gardens bus shelter) for meeting announcements and agendas. Contacts: Parish Clerk (623485) or parishclerk@bradda.org Council Chair (623941) or paul@bradda.org

BRADWELL FLOODING

Nobody can have failed to notice that we have had a bit of wa-ter in the village during November. The many factors which contribute to the brook flooding are in the control of a number of different agencies, and the Parish Council are in touch with the key ones, such as Derbyshire County Council and the Envi-ronment Agency with the intention of getting everyone round a table and talking through/agreeing what can be done to im-prove the situation. A problem we have run into is that, bad though our flooding was, other areas have had it much worse, and all the key people have been engaged in addressing those areas first. But we plan to persevere and will definitely be keep-ing everyone in the picture. As a flood warden I wanted to say how much I and the other wardens appreciated the way so many people turned out to help us. Not just the residents most immediately affected, but also people from all over the village, who turned up in the wind and rain to see what they could do to help. I think I speak for all involved when I send my sincere thanks to all those good peo-ple. One of the things the wardens are planning is a debrief so we can go through what went well and what didn't go quite as well. We will be publishing the date of that meeting in case anyone would like to attend, especially if you have ideas for improving the way the flood was handled. We are also hopeful that we can expand the number of trained wardens. A key fac-tor in tackling this sort of situation is having people available who know where the things are kept (barriers, lights, signs etc.) and know how to access them. At the moment we have five wardens, but some travel frequently and so are not always available at short notice. The more trained people we have, the better the chance of being able to muster four or five at short notice. Please be thinking about this until we meet, but if you would like to volunteer, please e-mail the Bradda News and we will make sure the necessary steps are taken. Paul Downing

We have received the following poem from our village Bard, reflecting on the poppies and simple messages which featured everywhere in the village, remembering lost loved ones.

POPPIES RED

The common poppy, with petals red, Our Nation’s emblem for wartime dead. Now, dress our village so all can see

A simple Tribute, in Memory.

Their sacrifices, beyond belief Are still remembered through love and grief By family and friends who’ll not forget Nor cannot repay the massive debt.

Messages written on poppies red,

In dedication, lovingly said.

Thinking of loved ones, so long ago

In some foreign field where poppies grow.

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BRADDA DADS Bradda Dads would like to wish everyone in Bradwell a very Happy Christmas. We would sincerely like

to thank Alan Ridgeway for the use of his field for the village bonfire. THE DUCK RACE Boxing Day 2019, bring along your CrAzY CrAfT on the day, judging 11.10, crazy craft race 11.20, duck race 11.30. Tickets available at The Bakehouse, The Post Office, outside the Co-op, from any Bradda Dad or simply buy them on the day. CHRISTMAS CARD LIST A big thank you to everyone who participated this year. The cards will be distributed soon.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

The annual Tideswell Band Christmas Concert is in St. Bar-nabas Church on Friday 6 December at 7:30pm. Tickets, including a glass of wine and a mince pie, are £5, available from High Peak Heating, Lynn Lawless on 01433 620349 and Tim Bradwell on 07751122009. Please come along and join us for an evening of festive music and a good sing.

POETRY IN THE POST

Here in class one at Bradwell Junior School we have been working hard writing our own poems. We have been inspired by the book we are currently reading – “The Iron Man” by Ted Hughes. We were incredibly proud of our poems and wanted to share them with people in the village. We walked around Bradwell, randomly choosing homes to post our poems. We have done this before, but this time we received so many thank you letters about our poems that we wanted to say a huge thank you to you all for taking the time to write back to us. We hope you have enjoyed reading them as much as we have writing them. Keep an eye on your letter boxes for more won-der writing from Bradwell Junior School! Please can we also take this chance to wish you all a very Happy Christmas from everyone at Bradwell Junior School.

CPR SESSION

Can you give CPR? While on Holiday in Houston earlier this year Les King had a heart attack. It was some fast thinking and the ability of his son to undertake CPR that saved his life. Les is fine now, but it inspired Deborah, his wife, and Les to train as many people as possible in CPR. On 29th November in the Memorial Hall, and with help from our own local first responder Nick McCloud, we trained 35 people to undertake CPR, resus-citation and the use of a defibrillator along with a winter aware-ness session. Everyone went away knowing they could at-tempt CPR and that, when time is crucial it’s better to do something rather than nothing. We have already had requests for a follow-up session and are looking at something towards the end of March. Watch out for it on the community forum and in Bradwell News. Many thanks to Deborah & Les King, Nick McCLoud and to the Parish Council for financial support.

BRADWELL SURGERY

Monday 23rd Dec: Eyam OPEN 8am to 6:30pm

Bradwell OPEN 9am to Noon

Tuesday 24th Dec: Eyam OPEN 8am to 6:30pm

Bradwell OPEN 8:30am to 11:30am

Wednesday 25th Dec: Both surgeries CLOSED

Thursday 26th Dec: Both surgeries CLOSED

Friday 27th Dec: Eyam OPEN 8:30am to 6:30pm

Bradwell OPEN 9am to Noon

Saturday 28th Dec: Both surgeries CLOSED

Sunday 29th Dec: Both surgeries CLOSED

Monday 30th Dec: Eyam OPEN 8am to 6:30pm

Tuesday 31st Dec: Eyam OPEN 8am to 6:30pm

Bradwell OPEN 8:30am to 11:30am

Wednesday 1st Jan: Both surgeries CLOSED

Thursday 2nd Jan: Eyam OPEN 8am to 6:30pm

Bradwell OPEN 9am to Noon and 2:30pm to 6:30pm

Friday 3rd Jan: Eyam OPEN 8am to 6:30pm

Bradwell OPEN 9am to Noon and 4:30pm to 5pm

Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th Jan: Both surgeries CLOSED

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GLYNNE WILLIAM ELLIOTT

Glynne was born on 13th July 1933 at New-lands Farm, Coplow Dale, where he lived with his parents Mary and William and sis-ter, Joyce. He was educated at Great Hucklow School and Bishop Pursglove School in Tideswell. After leaving school he spent a year working on a farm in Mat-lock before returning to Newlands to farm

alongside his father. He continued to work the family farm until ill health forced him to retire 4 years ago. He married Isabella Fletcher of Heather Field, Jeffrey Lane, Bradwell at St. Barna-bas Church on 24th November 1956 and they went on to have 4 sons. The boys have memories of helping on the farm and admit that their father was a “hard taskmaster”. Glynne was always very interested in motor vehicles. In his youth he had a passion for motorbikes and rode to many destinations with his cousin Eric, whilst Isabella enjoyed riding pillion during their courtship days. In 1954 he took delivery of a brand new “Fergie” tractor, which was his pride and joy. In 1971, having decided to branch out into haulage, he bought a new 8 ton green British Leyland lorry GWE 2J. Other interests included singing and for several years, he was a member of Tideswell Male Voice Choir. He enjoyed writing, especially letter writing. He also liked to recount tales of when soldiers were stationed in the “Soldiers’ Field” in Coplow Dale in WW2. For the past 4 years Glynne was cared for at Masson House Care Home in Matlock Bath, where he died on 21st October 2019. A funeral service was held at Hutcliffe Wood Crematorium on 4th No-vember. Glynne leaves his wife Isabella, sons David, Stephen and Andrew, 8 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. His son Paul, predeceased him in 1965.

Personal announcements DR. JAMES EDWARD STANGROOM

25th September, 1937 to 13th October, 2019

Born in Edgware, London, and brought up in Norfolk, where his father had a business, Jim had lived in Castleton before moving to Hugh Lane in Bradwell. He graduated from Magdalene Col-lege, Cambridge with an MA in Natural Sciences. He then stud-ied for a PhD in the Department of Chemistry at Sheffield Univer-sity where he continued to work as a research scientist after ob-taining his Doctorate. From 1983 to 2001, he ran a business at

Vincent Works, Brough investigating electro- rheological flu-ids, ERDG FLUIDS. This work was principally for the MOD and for the Norwegian and Royal Navy. In 1989 his research led to the successful lifting of a Russian submarine from wa-ter one mile deep, 100 miles off Bear Island. His scientific achievements in diverse fields of research, brought him glob-al recognition and he was awarded 18 patents. After retiring from business, he did FE lecturing, especially in the USA and as recently as 2 years ago, he was offering A Level tuition. Jim loved classical poetry and would often quote long pas-sages from memory. He was interested in old weaponry and falconry and he was fond of cooking and fine eating. Perhaps he was best known in Bradwell for his eccentric driving and his resemblance to Father Christmas! A service to celebrate Jim’s life was held at Hutcliffe Wood Crematorium on 7th November,2019. Jim’s family would like to thank everyone for their help and kind messages of support.

1st December 8th December 15th December 22nd/24th December

ST BARNABAS 0930 Morning Prayer 1100 Family Eucharist Fri 6th: Brass Band Concert at 7:30pm

0930 Eucharist 0930 Eucharist

DECEMBER

SERVICES

Weds 4th 1100: Ladies Christian Fellow-ship Carol svce. & lunch

Sat 7th: Christmas Fayre - Memorial Hall 10 to 1130am

1500 Carol Service and Lessons with Bon Ac-cord Singers

Dec 24th: Family Crib Service

Midweek Thurs. at 10am

5th - St Barnabas 12th at St Barnabas 19th at St Barnabas 26th No Service

29th December

1000 United Benefice at St Edmund’s, Castleton

Jan 1st. St Peter’s-Hope